模仿
mó​fǎng HSK5

imitate

模仿 mó​fǎng
imitate verb
to mimic or copy the actions, speech, or appearance of a person or animal

那个演员很擅长模仿名人的说话方式。

nà gè yǎn​yuán hěn shàn​cháng mó​fǎng míng​rén de shuō​huà fāng​shì.

That actor is very good at imitating the way celebrities speak.

model verb
to follow a specific pattern, style, or example as a basis for reproduction or behavior

这部建筑的设计是模仿中国传统园林的风格。

zhè bù jiàn​zhù de shè​jì shì mó​fǎng Zhōng​guó chuán​tǒng yuán​lín de fēng​gé.

The design of this building mimics the style of traditional Chinese gardens.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
24.6 per million appears in 8% of films
Written text
15.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)